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In three decades of examining killers, and testifying in court about their mental stability, Newport Beach forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz has become something of a rock star in the world of expert witnesses.

He's watched movies with serial killer/cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer.

He's wandered the woods where Unabomber Ted Kaczynski wrote his manifesto.

In all of these cases, Dietz's job was to determine whether the defendant was legally sane at the time he or she committed the crimes. Dietz now uses his experience talking to criminals to help prevent such crimes, specifically working to avert workplace violence.

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